#C8B976#C8B976
#C8B976 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.088 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B976 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 185, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 43%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 41%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 41%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.01, -4.19, 35.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.01, 36.14, 96.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.31% -0.0109 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.31% 0.088 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4394, 48.2867, 24.1154) |
| Luminance | 0.4829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.44
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.04
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.13
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.16
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.65
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B976 #7685C8
analogous
#C89076 #C8B976 #AEC876
triadic
#C8B976 #76C8B9 #B976C8
tetradic
#C8B976 #76C890 #7685C8 #C876AE
square
#C8B976 #76C890 #7685C8 #C876AE
split-complementary
#C8B976 #76AEC8 #9076C8
monochromatic
#8C7C38 #B6A34A #C8B976 #DACFA2 #EBE6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C8B976 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#C8B976 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B976
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B976 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B976 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.66 | 10.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B671
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CABB79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4B0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b976; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 185, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.088 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacd9e',
500: '#c8b976',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b976; $custom-light: #dacd9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b976",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 185,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.024,
"s": 42.708,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7831,
"c": 0.08841,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.48285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B976
secondary
#BEC3DC
accent
#48B630
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F2
border
#D4D2CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E